Former Mountain Home High School and Arkansas Tech head football coach Don Dempsey is shown on the sidelines during a game in the 1971 season at Tech. Dempsey died Monday at the age of 83.

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Don Dempsey, All-America student-athlete, distinguished alumnus and former coach and faculty member at Arkansas Tech University and Mountain Home High School, died on Monday. He was 83.

The funeral service for Dempsey will be at 10 a.m. on Friday at First United Methodist Church of Russellville. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville.

A product of Booneville, Dempsey enrolled at Arkansas Tech following his service in the Korean War. He was named All-America as a center and linebacker after helping the Wonder Boys win the ...